Lighting fixture



Nov. 4, 1930. H. AGLOW 1,780,161

LIGHTING FIXTURE Filed March 2. 1929 B ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 4, 1930 UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY AGLOW, OF'PHILAfiELPHIA, PEN1\TSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 GILL GLASS AND FIXTURE COMPANY, A CORPORATION DELAWARE p LIGHTIfiG FIXTURE Application filed March 2, 1929. Seria1-No.344,065.

The present invention relates to lighting fixtures and is more particularly directed toward the provision of an improved type of lighting fixture employing glass shades about the lamp bulbs.

There has heretofore been considerable ef to provide the individual light sources with permanent glass shades; with a-view to havv ingthese shades a part of the ornamental scheme of the fixture designand at the same time provide the desired shade for the light source. These designsfhowever, have been defective from the aesthetic point of'view on account of the difliculty of hiding and concealing the lamp bulb and socket so that they.

ployed and wherein the lamp and socket are both so effectively concealed that they are not visible or noticeable when viewing the hanging fixture.

According to the present invention, the lamp is carried inside the glass shade in such a manner that the entire shade glows when the lamp is lighted and no observable part of the shade is darkened by the lamp socket or on account of shadows.

The present invention also contemplates the design of a fixture'for this purpose which is capable of quick and easy assembly and wiring.

The invention also contemplates an arrangement whereby the shades are readily detachable from the metal supporting parts when the lamp bulb is out-0f the socket. This makes it possible to ship the fixture with very little likelihood of breakage. of the glass tion, one of the many possible embodiments in which the invention may take form, it being understood thatthe "drawings are illussection; fort made in the design of lighting fixtures cated in the drawings.

,trative of the invention ratherthan limiting the same. i

In these drawings: i i c Figurel is a side elevational view through a part of a chandelier, parts being shown in Figure 2is top planyiew with parts broken away;

.Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, showing a .form of lamp socket;

Figure at is a view taken in the direction of the arro-w-44 of Figure 1; and

Figure. 5 is a perspective view of a ceiling fixture.

WVhen the present inventionis employedin chandeliers one may use a single casting forming thebody of the chandelien. This ,may be varied according to the ornamental design which is to be used and it will be understood that the shape of the parts shown in the present drawings is merely illustrative. The chandelier body is indicated in the drawings at 10. It has a central portion 11, radially extending arms 12 and shade supporting and receiving baskets 13, 13. These baskets may be, as here shown, in the form of a ring 14 or may have other shapes and'be provided with grille work or. other forms of ornamental design aecording to the style of the fixture. g

These shade supporting and receiving baskets','rings or whatever type of structure that may be employed, are eachadapted to receive a glass shade. 'A shade of typical shape is indicated at 15 in the drawings. This shade.

is adapted to rest in the basket or ring and may protrude below it as shown in the drawings. The shade near its upper part has a side opening 16 of the proper size to receive a lamp socket 17.

Various forms of lamp sockets may be employed, but I prefer to employ a keyless socket with permanently attached leads 18 and 19. The socket is provided with a rearwardly extending mounting bracket 20 which may be provided by bending back one of the mounting lugs provided with certain typesof sockets now on the market, or a separate brass angle may be employed as indi- The bracket 20 is quire, are fastened to the, body member in the usual manner. The wiring of the fixture is readily accomplished by twisting together the various leads from the sockets and connecting these to the fixture leads. This makes a very economical assembly of fixtures as it eliminates securing of wires to socket terminals and the soldering of a number of joints.

The shades are preferably reentrant at the top as indicated at 24: and are provided with a comparatively large opening 25. This opening is preferably nearly the full diameter'of the shade. When it is desired to place the shades in place, it is merely necessary to pass them down by the socket-and into the basket where they are supported by gravity. The lamp bulbs 26 may be readily threaded into the lamp socket. 1 I

The arms 12 which extend between the central portion of the fixture body and the shade receiving baskets or rings are comparatively short. Theyare preferably of just suificient.

length to accommodate the lamp socket and are provided with upwardly extending wings or side members 27 to conceal the lamp socket and hide the opening in the shade. This portion of the fixture body may be considered as channel-shaped incross-section so as to provide a trough for the lamp socket.

Where the present form of construction is employed in a chandelier of larger spread than the two-light fixture indicated in the drawings, it is of course understood that the center portion may be in the form of a spider or of any other form commonly employed in the center of chandelier plates and the like. When the invention is adapted for use in bracket type fixtures, the back plate will be arranged to support the socket and shade supporting basket so that the lamp bulb may be inserted and concealed.

When these fixtures are hung in the ordinary position, the under surface of the fixture body and the outside of the glass shade (togetherwith a tassel or other device indicated at 27) is all that the observer sees.

The socket and lamp are effectively concealed by the shape of the fixture body'and by the translucent shade. When the lamp is lighted, the entire shade glows and no parts of the shade are shadowed by the socket. At no time when the fixture is hanging is one able to see either the socket or lamp when ob served at from ordinary angles. The fixture presents a pleasing appearance and completely shades the light source providing a with respect thereto.

" I claim:

1. In a lighting fixture, a chandelier body having a central portion and narrow radially'extending arms each terminating in a shade receiving and supporting basket,

a lamp socket mounted on each arm with its axis substantially horizontal and the socket opening toward the corresponding basket, and a translucent'glass shade fitted in each basket, the shades being open at the top and having side apertures to receive the lamp sockets and being freely removable from the chandelier body in the absence of lamp bulbs in the sockets without disturbing the sockets, the baskets and shades being spaced from one another so that the sides of the shades are visible from substantially all directions.

2. In a lighting fixture, a chandelier body having a central portion and narrow radiallyextendingarms each terminating in a shade receiving and supporting basket, a lamp socket mounted on each arm with its axis substantially horizontal and the socket opening toward the corresponding basket,

the arms having side walls adjacent the sock-' ets and acting to conceal the sockets against observation when the fixture is viewed from underneath, and a translucent glass shade fitted in each basket, the shades being open at the top and having side apertures to re-' ceive the lamp sockets and being freely removable from the chandelier body in the absence of lamp bulbs in the sockets without disturbing the sockets, the baskets and shades being spaced from one another so that the.

sides of the shades are visible from substantially all directions.

3. In a lighting fixture, a chandelier body having a central portion and narrow radially extending arms each terminating in a shade receiving and supporting basket, a lamp socket mounted on each arm with its axis substantially horizontal and the socket opening toward the corresponding basket, and a translucent glass shade fitted in each basket, the shade being'open at'the top and having side apertures to receive the lamp sockets and being freely removable from the chandelier body in the absence of lamp bulbs in the sockets without disturbing the sockets, the baskets and shades being spaced from one another so that the sides of the shades are visible from substantially all direct-ions, each socket being placed to hold the lamp vbulb so that it is concealed in the shade when not lighted and so that the entire shade glows when the lamp is lighted.

4. In a lighting fixture, a chandelier body having a central portion and narrow radially extending arms each terminating in a shade receiving and supporting basket, a lamp socket mounted on each arm with its axis substantially horizontal and the socket opening toward the corresponding basket, and a translucent glass shade fitted in each basket, the shades being open at the top and having side apertures to receive the lamp sockets and being freely removable from the chandelier body in the "absence of lamp bulbs in the sockets without disturbing the socket-s, the baskets and shades being spaced from one another so that the sides of the shades are visible from substantially all directions, the sockets having current supply leads permanently connected to the socket contacts and adapted to be secured together to complete the wiring of the fixture.

. 5. A lighting fixture havingan upwardly opening translucent shade apertured at the side, and of generally circular configuration about a vertical axis a shade supporting body member having a ring about the shade to support the same, the shade extending a substantial distance above the ring, a lamp socket secured to the body member and protruding through the aperture in the side of the shade and adapted to carry a lamp bulb mtilln the shade, the shade concealing the 6. A lighting fixture having an upwardly opening translucent shade apertured at the side, and of generally circular configuration about a vertical axis a shade supporting body member having a ring about the shade to support the same, the shade extending a substantial distance above the ring, a lamp socket secured to the body member and protruding through the aperture in the side of the shade and adapted to carry a lamp bulb within the shade, the'shade concealing the bulb, the body member having socket concealing side walls which are adjacent the socket and conceal it when the fixture is viewed from underneath, the body member being shaped to out of substantially none of the light transmitted through the shade above the ring.

end of the socket being concealed by the shade.

8. A lighting fixture body having a central portion, short radially extending arms terminating in shade receiving and supporting baskets, an upwardly opening translucent glass shade of generally circular configuration about a vertical axis and carried by each basket, each shade having a lateral opening above the basket, and a socket mounted on each arm and extending toward the opening, the arms adjacent the shades being slightly wider than the sockets and having side walls to conceal the sockets.

HARRY AGLOW.

7. A lighting fixture comprising a body I member, a. lamp socket provided with a supporting member having a rearwardly extending apertured foot, a securing device passed through the foot for securing the socket to the body member, a translucent glass shade carried by the body member and having a side opening therein, the shade being spaced from the socket securing device so that the outer end of the socket passes through the side opening in the shade, and a lamp bulb in the socket, the bulb and outer 

